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King County Sheriff's Office detectives display drugs disguised as candy that were reportedly mailed from King County to Alaska.

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Man busted in Kent for interstate drug distribution with drugs disguised as chocolates

King County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested a 46-year-old man at a Kent hotel in connection with distributing heroin,…

State DOT crews will change the double white stripe to one white stripe this summer to allow more access in and out of the high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes along Highway 167.

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State to remove double stripes along Highway 167 toll lanes

Drivers who use the high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes along Highway 167 between Renton, Kent and Auburn won't…

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Sewer problem closes Kent’s Meeker Middle School on Wednesday

Meeker Middle School in the Kent School District closed at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday due to a problem with…

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Kent Police warn about IRS phone call scam

People have complained recently to the Kent Police about an Internal Revenue Service phone call scam.

Kent home sales report for April 2014.

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Kent home sales drop 16.5 percent in April

Kent home prices dipped just 2 percent in April compared to the same month last year but sales…

Trucks cruise across the South 228th Street overpass in 2009 when the new railroad grade separation project opened

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Kent might add property tax fee (LIDs) to pay for street/railroad grade separations

Kent city officials will consider forming local improvement districts (LIDs) to help fund two major construction projects along…

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Kent Summer Art Exhibit and Reception set for June 4

Come welcome artists from throughout the Puget Sound region during the Kent Summer Art Exhibit and Reception from…

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Kent’s Pacific Power Products changes name

Pacific Power Group is the new name of Pacific Power Products, a Ridgefield-based engine sales company with a…

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Ex-Kentridge High teacher faces July 28 trial date for sex crime

A former Kentridge High School teacher faces a July 28 trial date in King County Superior Court for…

Kent Police Blotter.

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Kent officers arrest Saudi Arabian man for unlawful imprisonment of teen girl | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a 43-year-old Saudi Arabian man for investigation of unlawful imprisonment with sexual motivation in connection…

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City of Kent, state disagree whether recreational marijuana retail applicants violate 1,000-foot buffer

State Liquor Control Board and city of Kent officials disagree about how many proposed recreational marijuana retail stores…

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Kent pursues new FAA facility; Seattle among competing cities

City officials are making another pitch to bring a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility to vacant land…

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93 apply for city of Kent CAO job

A nationwide search produced plenty of applicants for two high-profile city of Kent jobs.

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Kent Police arrest man after standoff Friday

Kent Police arrested a 24-year-old Kent man for investigation of robbery and assault after a two-hour standoff Friday…

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Kent City Councilman Les Thomas to run for state Legislature

Kent City Councilman Les Thomas wants to return to Olympia as a state representative. But he's seeking a…

The Kent City Council approved a $95

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Kent’s ShoWare Center ice plant repairs to cost $95,000

The city of Kent's ShoWare Center operating budget will take a $95,000 hit because of improperly working ice…

Kent Police found Irina Aguilar-Gonzalez

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Kent Police find missing West Hill teen; woman doing well | Update

A missing Kent teen was located Thursday evening in Auburn.

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Kent man dies from injuries suffered in car crash last summer

A 37-year-old Kent man died May 3 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle from injuries suffered in an…

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Kent’s Land Use Board to further study marijuana zoning laws

The city of Kent's Land Use and Planning Board wants to take its time to figure out how…

KentHOPE wants to build a homeless shelter at the old Command Labor center along Lincoln Avenue across from the park and ride lot.

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Dispute about location of Kent homeless shelter heats up again

The debate about where to put a 24-hour homeless shelter in Kent heated up again with yet another…